article thumbnail

Discovery Education and Leading Corporate and Nonprofit Partners Launch First-of-Its-Kind Initiative Supporting Sustainability

eSchool News

Research and Impact Framework : Launching impact studies to measure trends and progression of sustainability attitudes. The need for comprehensive sustainability education has never been more pressing,” said Amy Nakamoto, Discovery Education General Manager of Social Impact.

article thumbnail

How Library Closures Hurt Adult Learners as Kids Doubled Down on Digital Reading

Edsurge

As part of its wide-ranging “ The Future of Learning Report ”—which covers everything from access and inclusion to personal and professional development—online learning platform company FutureLearn dug into digital trends. 2,200), U.S. 1,182) and Australia (1,040) in December 2020. FutureLearn: “ The Future of Learning Report.” 33 percent).

Libraries 147
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How higher education lost its shine

The Hechinger Report

It’s a trend that experts say is likely to diminish people’s quality of life and the country’s economic competitiveness. Myriad focus groups and public opinion surveys point to other reasons for the dramatic downward trend. Tennessee is not the only place experiencing this trend. College skepticism , by the numbers.

Education 143
article thumbnail

Change Agents: Tech & Learning?s Most Influential People in EdTech In 2018

techlearning

Hoth brings diverse skills, including graphic and Web design and social media marketing, to his work for this critical cause. While adults may know how to use social media, he says, they haven’t been immersed in it their whole lives. What trends will drive the next 20 years of education innovation in pre-K–12 learning?

EdTech 48
article thumbnail

Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Meanwhile on Campus… Via Education Week (from last Friday – as I work on the week’s round-up of news, I try to avoid looking at social media, but I think there was another school shooting this morning): “10 Dead, Most of Them Students, and 10 Wounded in Texas High School Shooting.” Economy by 2030.”

article thumbnail

Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Maybe social media is broken, Cathy O’Neil suggests. “ Media Literacy When the Platforms Are Complicit ” by Bill Fitzgerald. . “ Media Literacy When the Platforms Are Complicit ” by Bill Fitzgerald. One of those “trends” is surely “character development” (a.k.a.